The Harsh Reality of Onchain Games | Internet Explorers Ep. 75
Internet Explorers12 Huhti 2025

The Harsh Reality of Onchain Games | Internet Explorers Ep. 75

What if a game you built today could still be played a thousand years from now?

Onchain gaming is one of the hardest bets in crypto — and Kamigotchi is taking a radically different path to survive. Lethe joins to break down why most projects fail, and how building the simplest possible game could create a world that lasts for centuries.

Later, Jaimin from Beans joins to share how they're turning Internet speculation into a daily game of discovery.

Plus: the future of three-person unicorns, AI-native teams, tokenized subforums, and how Plastic Labs could reshape memory and personalization for AI apps.

This episode unpacks:

  • How Plastic Labs is leveling the AI playing field with user memory tech
  • Why AI-native startups are scaling massive impact with tiny teams
  • How tokenized subforums like Subs could reinvent online communities
  • The case for three-person unicorns in the AI era
  • Kamigotchi's vision: a decentralized MMORPG that lasts for centuries
  • Technical hurdles in building fully onchain games today
  • Why Celestia and Initia were chosen to launch yominet
  • Beans' launch strategy: daily token drops tied to internet sites
  • How Beans plans to rival algorithmic content feeds
  • Lessons from shipping speculative crypto apps in today's market

Chapters:

00:19 — Internet Explorers Kicks Off: Topics Preview
02:33 — Plastic Labs $5.35M Raise and AI Personalization
06:04 — Tokenized Forums: Exploring Subs.Fun
10:39 — The Rise of Three-Person Unicorns
17:22 — Lethe Joins: Kamigotchi's Origins and Vision
21:55 — Why Building Onchain Games Is Brutally Hard
23:52 — Designing Kamigotchi: Simplicity or Death
28:28 — Launching on Initia and Celestia
32:12 — Building a Game Studio for the Long Term
36:35 — Jaimin Joins: Beans and Speculating on Internet Attention
43:05 — Inside the Beans Token Launch Mechanism
47:04 — The Bigger Vision: Beans as a New Social Layer
55:36 — Building in Solana vs EVM
59:08 — Farcaster Miniapp Spotlight Announcement
1:01:15 — Closing Thoughts and Sign-Off

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